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Bowels Opened
Bowels opened, or, A discovery of the near and deer love, union and communion betwixt Christ and the Church, and consequently betwixt Him and every believing soul Delivered in divers sermons on the fourth fifth and sixth chapters of the Canticles. By that reverend and faithful minister of the Word, Doctor Sibs, late preacher unto the honourable society of Gray's Inn, and Master of Katharine Hall in Cambridge. Being in part finished by his own pen in his life time, and the rest of them perused and corrected by those whom he entrusted with the publishing of his works.Bovvels opened, or, A discovery of the neere and deere love, union and communion betwixt Christ and the Church, and consequently betwixt Him and every beleeving soule Delivered in divers sermons on the fourth fifth and sixt chapters of the Canticles. By that reverend and faithfull minister of the Word, Doctor Sibs, late preacher unto the honourable societie of Grayes Inne, and Master of Katharine Hall in Cambridge. Being in part finished by his owne pen in his life time, and the rest of them perused and corrected by those whom he intrusted with the publishing of his works.
London: printed by George for George Edwards, 1639
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but also our own consciences will tell us, that we are Hypocrites to make such or such a plea. Therefore when men become false, thereby to provide for wife or children, and take corrupt courses to keep them from Religion, with pretext of their callings (least they should loose one day in •eaven) this employment cannot prosper, which sleights over duties under false pretences. O! they can toil for the pelf of the world, but for matters of their souls, they turn off all shamefully, as if there were not a God to judge them, a Heaven to reward them, or a Hell to punish them. Will such excuses serve the turn? O no, they cannot with conscience, much less with God the Judge who is greater then our conscience. This is another way to cut off these idle cavils, to consider that these excuses cannot ⟨p. 230⟩serve the turn, neither to comfort conscience in this world, nor to uphold us in our plea at the day of judgement, Remember that.
but also our owne consciences will tell us, that we are Hypocrites to make such or such a plea. Therefore when men become false, thereby to provide for wife or children, and take corrupt courses to keepe them from Religion, with pretext of their callings (least they should loose one day in •eaven) this imployment cannot prosper, which sleights over duties under false pretences. O! they can toile for the pelfe of the world, but for matters of their soules, they turne off all shamefully, as if there were not a God to judge them, a Heaven to reward them, or a Hell to punish them. Will such excuses serve the turne? O no, they cannot with conscience, much lesse with God the Judge who is greater then our conscience. This is another way to cut off these idle cavills, to consider that these excuses cannot ⟨p. 230⟩serve the turne, neither to comfort conscience in this world, nor to uphold us in our plea at the day of judgement, Remember that.